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A new women's hockey league launches in January. There's plenty of work to do before then
Jayna Hefford gets goose bumps thinking about what it will be like when the puck drops in January on a new women's hockey league featuring the world's best players. The stage is set for that after a new ownership group bought out the Professional...
Florida player Brandon Montour streaks home for birth of child between Stanley Cup Final games
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour took a baby break between the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final. With wife Ryian going into labor earlier than expected, the Panthers defenseman left Las Vegas not long after the series opener and flew back...
Unwelcome spotlight falls on NHL team Pride night events
Pride nights, held annually for several years by National Hockey League teams to show support for the LGBTQ+ community, are in the spotlight following several high-profile incidents this season. A handful of players have objected to participating in...
NHL moves ahead with 24-team playoff format if play resumes
The NHL will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 — if it is able to resume play. The decision, announced Tuesday by Commissioner Gary Bettman, is no guarantee that games are coming b...
Mixed feelings around hockey about holding NHL draft early
The NFL's successful virtual draft and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of hockey this season have raised the possibility of an NHL draft held before the Stanley Cup Final. After postponing its draft scheduled for June 26-27 in light of the...
Redskins weigh drafting Chase Young vs. trading No. 2 pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — It has long seemed like a virtual certainty that the Redskins will take Chase Young with the second pick in the NFL draft. If the Cincinnati Bengals select LSU quarterback Joe Burrow first overall as expected, the Ohio State p...
Trainers, vets, others charged in racehorse-drugging scheme
More than two dozen people, including the trainer of champion Maximum Security, were charged in what authorities described Monday as a widespread international scheme to drug horses to make them race faster. Trainer Jason Servis, whose stable...
New XFL kicks off with debut game in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new XFL got under way Saturday in the latest attempt to bring more professional football to the U.S. Billionaire Vince McMahon's latest venture kicked off with a game between the D.C. Defenders and Seattle Dragons in front of a...
Horse racing playing catch-up on jockey concussion protocol
Mike Smith knows the feeling. A headache. Maybe some dizziness. As a younger jockey he got concussions, felt better and went back to riding. "I've had several," Smith said. "It's just like you hit your head playing any sport." Smith is currently in...
Justify wins foggy Preakness, keeps Triple Crown bid alive
BALTIMORE (AP) — Justify rounded the final turn and hit the top of the stretch winded but with the lead. The roar from the crowd was delayed, hushed by the thick fog that enveloped the track. When Justify emerged from the haze in view of the g...
Sports hernias putting strain on hockey players of all ages
Months removed from sports hernia and hip surgeries, Claude Giroux still didn't feel like himself. The Philadelphia Flyers' captain finally got back to normal by the end of the season, roughly nine months after going under the knife. "I thought it'd...
